Mobility Patterns of Pastorał Peoples from the Eastern and Western Deserts (Egypt, Sudan) between the Sixth and Second Millennia B.C. An Ethno-archaeological Examination of Burial Practices

Author: Joanna Then-Obłuska | Pages: 185–199

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